{"id":28213,"date":"2015-09-08T05:48:36","date_gmt":"2015-09-08T11:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=28213"},"modified":"2026-04-15T17:12:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T22:12:12","slug":"a-lovely-september-afternoon-at-red-rock-lakes-national-wildlife-refuge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2015\/09\/08\/a-lovely-september-afternoon-at-red-rock-lakes-national-wildlife-refuge\/","title":{"rendered":"Lovely September Afternoon at Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-174960 size-full\" title=\"Lovely Afternoon at Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/red-rock-lakes-nwr-september-mia-mcpherson-8088.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/red-rock-lakes-nwr-september-mia-mcpherson-8088.jpg\" alt=\"Lovely Afternoon at Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana\" width=\"900\" height=\"598\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27598%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20598%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27598%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/red-rock-lakes-nwr-september-mia-mcpherson-8088-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/red-rock-lakes-nwr-september-mia-mcpherson-8088-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/red-rock-lakes-nwr-september-mia-mcpherson-8088-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/red-rock-lakes-nwr-september-mia-mcpherson-8088-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/red-rock-lakes-nwr-september-mia-mcpherson-8088.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Lovely Afternoon at Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge Nikon D300, handheld, f8, 1\/800, ISO 400, +1.7, Nikkor 18-200mm VR at 18mm, natural light<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I am camping in one of my favorite locations in the world right now, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fws.gov\/refuge\/red_rock_lakes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge<\/span><\/a> in Montana.<\/p>\n<p>The air is crisp, every thing is changing color and the aspen leaves are turning golden. I&#8217;ve seen birds and taken images of a Sora and a family of Trumpeter Swans.<\/p>\n<p>As I went to sleep last night I could see the stars twinkling and the dark velvety sky. 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